Overcome Clutter in the Kitchen With a One Board Project
3 Materials
$6
1 Hour
Easy
I’m an average cook walking into the kitchen 30 minutes before the tummy rumbles with no idea what to make. This routine happens every night. This project will not help me decide what to make.But, I’m convinced it will make dinner appear on the table faster. One board, one project, no leftovers other than a pile of sawdust.
This is a one board project. A DIY project using only one board and no wood leftover.
I used a 1 by 4 by 6-foot board. I cut 2 boards 20-inches for the sides, 1 board 18 1/2-inches for the bottom. And the wood left was cut in half for the two ends.
I added a 45-degree cut to the tops of the ends pieces.
Then I added my favorite wood glue to hold the crate together. No nails!
Just firmly clamp the pieces together and let the wood dry completely.
Next, I started to "age" the wood with my homemade wax. First along the edges.
Next, I started to "age" the wood with my homemade wax. First along the edges.
Then the knots.
Then added dark wax to the wood grain.
Then a coat of chalk-based paint over the wax. When the paint dried, I used a damp towel to uncover the aged areas.
I added my new aged one board crate to our kitchen to hold my most used spices.
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